If the factor of inflation for housing, transportation, education, medical care, groceries, childcare, etc. were the same as bread over the last 66 years, that would work. Since they’ve wildly inflated, getting people to think in terms of bread prices through the years would only teach them to be blind to their actual economic situation which is so, so much worse than their ability to but a loaf of bread.
Further, if that actually caught on, they’d just lower the price of bread to convince people how great they’re doing while squeezing more blood from every other stone.
Not saying just use bread. Use any common item that is a staple. Rice, gallons of gas, etc. you can even do a mix, feel free to experiment. But using dollar value I think isnt very effective.
I think people trying to convince others need to start comparing it to time vs items, not simple $ value.
Older people voting see $7.25/hour and still think that’s good because it’s X% more than what it was when they were young.
Instead market it as “The minimum wage should be at least three loaves of bread per hour, up from two loaves of bread.”
In 1960 the minimum wage was about 4 loaves of bread. At the moment in Oklahoma it’s 2 loaves of bread.
If the factor of inflation for housing, transportation, education, medical care, groceries, childcare, etc. were the same as bread over the last 66 years, that would work. Since they’ve wildly inflated, getting people to think in terms of bread prices through the years would only teach them to be blind to their actual economic situation which is so, so much worse than their ability to but a loaf of bread.
Further, if that actually caught on, they’d just lower the price of bread to convince people how great they’re doing while squeezing more blood from every other stone.
Not saying just use bread. Use any common item that is a staple. Rice, gallons of gas, etc. you can even do a mix, feel free to experiment. But using dollar value I think isnt very effective.